Chapter 3

Dickie came back inside with Olivia's bag, he walked up the stairs and inside his parents' bedroom; he put Olivia's bag down on his father's side of the bed; when he came back down stairs Kathleen were on the phone ordering pizza.

Dickie walked in to the living room "I put your bag in dad's room, since he isn't home I thought you should sleep in his bed instead of on the couch" he told Olivia, and he walked over and sat down in one of the chairs.

"The pizzas should be here in about 30 minutes" Kathleen said as she walked inside the living room and sat down in the chair on the other side of the couch.

"Have you guys done your homework?" Olivia asked them, and they just looked at her like she was crazy.

"Don't look at me like that, just because your father is at the hospital doesn't mean you guys aren't going to school, your dad wouldn't want you to stay at home" Olivia said and the kids got up from their seats "Hi… where is your brother?" Olivia asked them; none of them had really thought about that Eli was still sitting in his chair in the kitchen.

"Oh God we totally forgot about him, him is still in the kitchen" Maureen said and was about to walked in to the kitchen when Olivia stopped her.

"I will get him…you guys go get your homework and come down to the kitchen" Olivia told them and they all walked up the stairs to get their homework.

(Olivia)

I got up from the couch and walked in to the kitchen; to find Eli sitting in his high chair at the table "Hi buddy…are you hungry?" I asked him even though I knew that he couldn't answer me; Eli nodded his head in a yes.

I looked through the kitchen to find something for Eli to eat, but I couldn't find anything, so I looked in the refrigerator and found some fruit; so a fruit salad would have to do for today; and tomorrow we will have to go shopping.

I cut up the fruit and put it in a bowl and walked over to Eli and sat down beside him; I put the bowl right in front of him, when I remembered that he would need something to drink so I got back up and got him a cup of juice.

I sat back down and put a piece of fruit on the fork and gave it to Eli, at first he didn't want to take it "Eli please … I know this isn't what you normally get but it doesn't taste that bad" I told him; in hope of him understanding what I said.

It looked like it worked because he took the piece of fruit and eats it; he opened his mouth for another piece and I gave it to him.

The other kids came down the stairs one by one and sat down at the table "Is he eating fruit?" Maureen asked me as she sat down at the table.

"Yes… I couldn't find anything else, so this will have to do for now" I said and gave Eli the cup of juice.

The kids started doing their homework and time started to fly by; there didn't go long before there were a knock on the front door, I got up from my seat and walked to the door and opened; the pizza guy gave me the pizza's and he walked back to his car.

I closed the door and walked back in to the kitchen "Dinner is here" I said and the kids put their homework away "We will just eat from the boxes; Why don't you guys start eating, I'm going to put Eli to bed" I said and picked Eli up from his chair and walked up stairs, and in to the master bedroom.

Just as I thought Eli were still sleeping in the same room as his parents; I walked in to the bathroom and gave him a new diaper and brushed his teeth.

We walked back in to the bedroom and I gave him his pajamas' on and put him in his bed; he looked up at me with his big blue eyes like he was asking me for a story or song or something.

"I don't know what to read… but I guess I could sing you a song, if you promise to go to sleep?" I asked him even though he couldn't answer me.

Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird.If that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring.

If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.

If that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna buy you a billy-goat.

If that billy-goat won't pull,
Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull.

If that cart and bull turns over,
Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover.

If that dog named Rover won't bark,
Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart.

If that horse and cart falls down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

I sang the only song I could remember that where okay to make a little boy sleep.

When I were done singing and looked down at Eli and he were fast at sleep, I leaned down and gave him a kiss on his forehead, before leaving the room.

I walked back down the stairs to eat with the other kids; I'm really starting to get hungry.

"You sing really great" Lizzie said as I walked inside the kitchen.

"You guys could hear that from down here?" I asked as I sat down and took a piece of pizza.

"Well you took a long time so we walked up to see how you were doing and we heard you singing, so we stayed and listened until you were done and we walked back down here" Dickie said, and he looked around at his sisters "What weren't I allow to tell her" He asked them.

"It's okay Dickhead no one said you couldn't tell her" Kathleen said and we all kept eating, when we were done eating we throw the boxes out and while I cleaned the glasses the kids made the rest of their homework.

"Are you guys done with your homework?" I asked them as they started to pack their things together.

"Yes" they all said at once.

"Okay when I think it's time for bed, it have been a long day" I said and the kids walked upstairs; before going up stairs myself, I checked that all the doors and windows were closed before going upstairs.

I first checked in on Lizzie and Dickie and said goodnight; the next one were Kathleen and last but not least Maureen.

After saying goodnight to them all I went in to the master bedroom and got ready to go to bed myself; it is going to be weird to sleep in Elliot's bed.